Spot Real Adoption, Not Just Early Interest
Execution is visible. Adoption is not. Many teams are active in the market, but unclear on where real demand is forming. In AI-driven categories, this becomes harder. Strong demos and early interest can mask a lack of commitment from the buyers who matter most. The discipline required to move from initial traction to a repeatable market has not changed. What has changed is how difficult it is to identify the right signals. On April 15, I will be joining Kevin McGirl and Aventyr Partners to examine how these patterns are playing out today and how teams are adjusting in practice. We will look at: 🔶 How to distinguish early interest from actual adoption 🔶 Where focus tends to drift during expansion into new segments 🔶 Why some beachheads support scale, and others do not Audience: B2B founders, GTM leaders, product teams, and investors Format: Live virtual session with Q&A Registration: https://lnkd.in/gz9CxtBp #CrossingTheChasm #GTM #B2B #Startups
AI‑Driven Benefits Platform Raises $30M to Transform HR
Origin Secures $30 Million Series A+ to Scale AI‑Powered Global Benefits Platform Origin’s financing highlights a growing consensus that AI can unlock efficiency in traditionally manual HR functions. By centralising disparate benefits data, the platform not only cuts costs but also...
AI Shifts Pricing: Move From Seats to Usage
Seat based pricing breaks when AI agents do more of the work than humans. CIOs should be pushing vendors toward outcome and usage models. #FinOps #CIO https://t.co/QCJX9x5Zwh
OpenTable Demands Primary Status, Limiting Secondary Reservation Systems
The restaurant reservation system wars are heating up as OpenTable is now requiring any restaurant using the platform to be their primary "system of record." Operators can still use others, but only as secondary systems. https://t.co/8JreI1ovqF
Unified Kanban Board Orchestrates All AI Agents
Ever run 8 agents in 8 terminal windows, only to realize one silently errored 20 minutes ago? Yeah.. @Cline’s new Kanban is here to fix that. It gives you a unified UI to triage, observe, and orchestrate all your agents from a single...
SimGym Now Analyzes Single Themes with Free AI CRO Suggestions
SimGym update from @Shopify: analyze any *single theme* on its own, instead of setting up a comparison between two themes. If you want free AI CRO suggestions, SimGym is the tool. https://t.co/ftXqx3CQye
First $40 MRR Achieved, 3K Leads Ready
I have been really busy building SAAS and finally seeing some traction. I was not posting much but here I am 39.99 MRR not bad so far. I will update as we go, I have 3000 leads and trying to...
Legal AI Harvey Hits $11B After Cold‑email Breakthrough
Legal AI startup Harvey just reached an $11B valuation. On The Upstarts Podcast, CEO Winston Weinberg shares how a cold email to Sam Altman helped launch its journey, and why he believes lawyers are a surprise power user of AI tools. Plus,...
Palantir's AI Platform Drives Hypergrowth and Profitability
6 SaaS Stocks Benefiting from AI 👇 $PLTR (50.9x Forward P/S) AIP turns enterprise data into autonomous workflows. Agents execute decisions across supply chains, defense, and manufacturing. Bootcamps convert pilots into production in days. U.S. commercial hit $507M with AIP driving adoption....
Docusign Aims to Slash Agreement Creation Time and Cost
It takes 4-6 weeks and £1,300 in human capital to create a new agreement – Docusign wants to vastly improve that. https://t.co/QE9EUaVlqi
Tech Accelerates Clinical Trial Recruitment of Ideal Participants
I spoke to a startup building software to help clinical trials recruit more of the right kinds of people more quickly - a serious challenge at present.
Garmin Users Still Shun Connect+ After One Year
One year later, Garmin users still aren't subscribing to Garmin Connect+, according to our survey. https://t.co/XgTTMwLXE9
AI Gateway Simplifies Token Metering for Every AI Factory
Every company will become an AI factory, wherein the unit of production is the token. Tokens, however, create usage tracking billing headaches that are v unlike SaaS. ▲ AI Gateway now solves the metering problem across models & providers with...
Shopify‑ChatGPT Integration Instantly Surfaces Product Details
If you've been doing the boring work, clean product titles, structured data, real SEO, the @Shopify x ChatGPT integration is your payoff. I asked for the best Earl Grey, it returned our client as #1, complete with variants, rating, and...
Fragmented Recruiting Data Wastes Time, Demands Unified Workflow
We didn’t decide to build Collected because we wanted to launch another piece of recruiting software. We built it because we kept seeing the same operational problem show up in different forms. It came up working with our recruiting agency...
Growth Requires Custom Innovation Accounting, Not Standard Metrics
The Lean Startup proposes a unique way of looking at growth metrics The book suggests that the typical metrics, user registration growth and gross revenue, don’t paint an accurate picture of true sustainable growth Rather, each founder needs to find their...
Live OpenClaw Setup: Get Guide and Config Files Free
Live OpenClaw setup this Friday, March 27 at 1:30 PM PT. I'm setting it up from scratch in real-time. Server spin-up to the first Slack message. You'll see what actually matters. Walk away with the setup guide and the config files I...
AI Builds Custom Phone Agents From Simple Prompts
Never a dull moment in AI! The era of "prompt-to-phone-agent" is here. Meet Norm. Literally just tell Norm the phone agent you want → Norm builds it for you → Automate your calls instantly 👀
New Platform Lets Enterprises Hire AI Agents Directly
https://t.co/yyVE9JSDUu enables enterprises to post, evaluate, and hire AI agents while developers gain direct access to operational deployment. https://t.co/lUvJccf5H6
AI's Rapid Evolution Demands Enduring, Unified Platforms
The SaaS era was defined by unbundling : find a workflow, optimize it, own it. Salesforce chose sales automation. Slack chose chat. Dropbox chose file sharing. Point solutions won by perfecting single workflows. The playbook : own one pain point,...
ServiceNow Shifts to Agent‑driven Execution Platform
1/ ⚡️My take: The new @ServiceNow Australia release is less about features… …and more about a vital platform pivot. 🤖 This is where ITSM, SPM, and work management start to become agent-driven systems of execution, not just workflow engines.🧵👇 https://t.co/9Yvj8L84El
Live AI Video Studios Replace Discord for Creators
🚨 Higgsfield just dropped Higgsfield Chat and it changes everything for AI creators. Think Discord, but every room is a live AI video studio. Watch others generate in real time. Drop in. Collab. No scheduling. No setup. You are not alone
Tailor Demos with Real Data to Close Deals
Founders: Demo environment checklist: 1. Customer-like data (never dummy data) 2. Industry-specific examples 3. Offline-proof key screens 4. Competitors' logos removed 5. Customized workflows Generic demos = lost deals.
Basecamp Launches Full Agent-Access CLI and Expanded API
Basecamp is now fully agent accessible with a brand-new and comprehensive CLI, wrapped by a great skill, and backed by a revamped and much expanded API. It's a fantastic way to give your agents access to everything in Basecamp and...
Chinese Firms Boost AWS Compliance Demand 250% Abroad
Chinese companies' demand for Amazon Web Services compliance has increased by 250% as they expand overseas | Going Global · Technology _ https://t.co/YUHaLiFdIV https://t.co/w6d3n4u8bd
Low Retention, High Burn = No $50M Valuation
I talk to delusional Series A founders every day. So now, I just tell them this. If your company does under $10M ARR, burns over $200k/mo, and has low Gross Retention…you are not worth $50-100M to anyone. Doesn't matter what your...
Top AI Infrastructure Tools I'm Loving Right Now
AI infra tools I've been using and loving recently: - @railway - @resend - @fastmcp
Figma’s AI Boost May Offset Steep Revenue Decline
$FIG, Figma, is down 80%+ over 1 year. It's just released AI agent integration so your bots can design for you. https://www.figma.com/blog/the-figma-canvas-is-now-open-to-agents/ Their SG&A costs have grown linearly with their revenue suggesting they need to increase prices or control costs to get to...
Trayd Raises $10M, Slashes Payroll Time 28x
Congrats to Trayd on their $10M Series A! Specialty trade contractors deal with union rules, multistate labor laws, and a ton of manual back-office work. Trayd automates payroll, HR, and compliance for them, cutting a 14-hour weekly process down to under...
Usage-Based SaaS Pricing Triggers Tax Compliance Chaos
Usage-based pricing is the future of SaaS. It's also a sales tax compliance nightmare nobody warns you about. Here's the problem: Traditional subscriptions are simple for tax. Customer pays $99/month. Same price, same tax, same jurisdiction. Every month. Usage-based pricing? Complete opposite. Every transaction is...
Show Up Directly, Customers Forgive Rough Products
No dashboard. No portal. Manual operations. Sarah Ahmad got on Zoom with every single early customer. She says people forgive a rough product when you show up and solve their problem directly. https://t.co/yYvLbzjEa1
AI Agent Auto-Optimizes Upsell Outreach via Data Experiments
We created a PQL agent that looks through Mixpanel and Stripe engagement metrics on trialing signups then cross references it with industry/company news and our other agents to figure out the best angle to attack to upsell/cross-sell engaged users. Then it...
Early Users Test SEO AI Tool Before Public Release
Last Sunday I closed access to Roborank, the SEO Agent that does your SEO work. 7 People joined (€2.3K): - 1 Travel Blogger - 2 SaaS Owners - 4 Agency Owners Each one of them will use it in different ways: - Crafting Better Copy for...
AI‑heavy Firms Double Revenue; Others Stay Flat
Since 2023, the top quartile of AI spenders on @tryramp have more than doubled their revenue. Bottom quartile? Flat A roofing company in Texas. A window installer in Utah. A construction firm in Florida that grew 65% The gap is accelerating and...
HR Tech Relies Heavily on OpenAI After Sora's Fall
Now that Sora is dead, let me remind y'all: lots of HR Tech products are built on OpenAI technology. Do with that information what you will 😘
Per‑Seat SaaS Dying as Agents Replace Human Licenses
The "SaaSpocalypse" of 2026 is here. If your software business model depends on charging "per human seat," the market has decided your time is up. The data is undeniable: 🔻 monday.com (-72%) 🔻 Atlassian (-65%) 🔻 HubSpot (-57%) 🔻 ZoomInfo...
Apple Unifies Business Tools Into Free All‑in‑one Platform
Apple is replacing former Business Connect, Essentials and Manager tools into one single (free) Apple Business experience. https://t.co/iNGIjjsdwf
Custom AI Tools Now Essential, Off‑the‑shelf Lagging
Was paying $40/mo for Superhuman and it was honestly worth it But I built something more tailored to how I work in a week with Claude Feels like we’re entering a world where you either customize your tools or fall behind If you...
Vercel Auto‑scales Build Hardware for Optimal Cost
Vercel can now intelligently pick the right hardware for your build. With new Rust-based compilers like Turbopack & Rolldown, build performance now scales with 𝒪(cpus). But too many CPUs and you waste money. Too few and agents waste time. Elastic build machines...
Claude Cowork vs OpenClaw: Emerging Direct Competitors
People have been comparing Claude Cowork with OpenClaw lately, and I agree - they're becoming direct competitors. Here's my take after using both extensively 🧵
Connect Your Brokerage Directly in One‑Stop Dashboard
Up next to the @fiscal_ai Terminal... Connect your portfolio directly to your brokerage inside of the dashboard feature 🥳 Officially a one-stop shop for fundamental investors. - Syncs your portfolio daily - Tracks performance - Curates notifications Launches April 8th.
Glass 5.5 Delivers Specialty‑focused AI for Clinicians
Glass 5.5 is an amazing upgrade to the platform. Clinicians now have an AI specific to their specialty that will support them through every step of their clinical workflows.
Get an Independent Review Before Signing SaaS Contracts
When tech and business clash, internal leaders must mediate. Beware of subscription software contracts that allow unilateral cost increases. Protect your business by having an independent third party review and negotiate these deals. #BusinessTech #ContractNegotiation #ERP https://t.co/tXgxysTgle
Reforge Joins Miro to Scale AI Product Education
I’m excited to announce that @reforge is joining @MiroHQ . 10 years ago @andrewchen and I ran the first Reforge Growth Series. What started as a single course has grown into a community of over 100,000 alumni and SaaS...
AI-Powered Vibe Design Creates Full Pitch Decks Instantly
Holy shit.. vibe design is here. You can now build fully branded pitch decks with AI agents in one session. The output looks like a full design team built it. Here's everything you need to know: https://t.co/6YnP2Oxud5
Speak, and Claude Code Builds Your Automations Instantly
Before Claude Code, building an automation for my business looked like this: ↓ Log into Zapier. Pay for the plan that actually lets you do things. Spend two hours dragging boxes around a screen. Hit a wall because the integration you...
Google Cloud Vertex AI Delivers Fastest Anthropic Model Performance
If you want the lowest latency and most throughput for @AnthropicAI models like Claude Opus, you should access them from @googlecloud Vertex AI. Don't take my word for it. @OpenRouter data makes the case (h/t @ivnardini): https://t.co/k36mJMakpu https://t.co/jFSGNsptxz
Google AI Overviews Nullify Traditional SEO Traffic
Stable grew on SEO and content. Then Google launched AI overviews. Blog posts that drove traffic for years suddenly flatlined. Sarah Ahmad says the B2B marketing playbook has been flipped on its head. https://t.co/DagDwkbAhS
Rebuild Around AI, Not Bolt-On, to Quadruple Growth
They destroyed their own product. Then 4x'd revenue. Intercom was stuck at $100M. Basic chat widget. CEO on a 3-year sabbatical. Growth flat. Going nowhere. Then the CEO came back, called a code red, and made the hardest decision in the company's...
